History at Winona State University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Winona State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and approximately 7,106 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,622 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Winona State University in 2021, 9 of them were history majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Winona State History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Winona State History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Winona State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Winona State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	961

History Student Demographics at Winona State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Winona State University.

Winona State History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Winona State. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Winona State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Winona State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Winona State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Winona State also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Winona State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Managers	9,350	$128,590
History Professors	340	$80,920
Curators	200	$55,740
Museum Technicians and Conservators	200	$42,750

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jonathunder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.